BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- Advent International, a private equity investor, issued the following news release: * * * Advent leads Skyone's Series C round, boosting the Brazilian software company's investments in AI and Cloud - Company will use new funding to support its global expansion and scale Skyone Studio, its proprietary platform focused on data and virtual agents * Sao Paulo, December 5, 2025 - Advent International, one of the largest and most experienced global private equity   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSrep) -- Education Trust posted the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Amid a National Debate, a New Massachusetts Poll Sheds Light on Parent Perspectives on Cell Phone Bans in Schools A new EdTrust-Massachusetts poll reveals strong parent support for limiting student cellphone use during the school day * Here in Massachusetts -- and across the country -- an accelerating wave of education leaders and policymakers are adopting, or considering, new restriction  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Dec. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * BCLP files amicus brief on behalf of coalition of civil rights and community groups in support of the Community Relations Service * International law firm BCLP today announced that it has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of a coalition led by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights urging the   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 5 -- Nixon Peabody, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * The Boston Globe selects Nixon Peabody as a 'Top Place to Work' in Massachusetts Boston, MA. Nixon Peabody LLP is proud to be selected among the 2025 "Top Places to Work" in Massachusetts by The Boston Globe. Boston is a hub for technology and innovation, and Nixon Peabody's attorneys work with the companies, universities, hospitals, and nonprofits of every size that are shaping the future in the   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Engineered Virus Boosts Immune Response Against Glioblastoma in Preclinical Models * Mass General Brigham researchers engineered a virus that destroys brain tumor cells while avoiding healthy brain tissue. Researchers at Mass General Brigham have modified a herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) that stimulates the immune system to attack glioblastoma cells. A single dose of the mod  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * GE Vernova to equip second Greenvolt onshore wind farm in Romania * Wind farm will use 42 of GE Vernova's 6.1 MW-158m workhorse wind turbines * Second large deal announced in Romania in last two months * Project shows how wind power can support Romania's goal of adding more renewable energy * BUCHAREST, Romania (December 4, 2025) - GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) annou  more

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Alison T. Holdway Presents MCLE Program, 'LLC Liability & Piercing the Corporate Veil' * BOSTON - Dec. 5, 2025 - Alison T. Holdway, a Litigation shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP 's Boston office, presented at the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) program, "LLC Liability & Piercing the Corporate Veil," Dec. 2. Holdway  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * How Intersections of Race, Education, and Socioeconomic Status May Predict Unequal Greenspace Exposure A new study suggests that considering these factors jointly can capture a more accurate representation of disparities in residential greenspace exposure, driven by structural racism and decades of disinvestment in marginalized communities. Exposure to trees, grass, and other gree  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: Pressley in Hearing: Grandfamily Housing Essential to Preventing Homelessness, Keeping Families Together * Grandfamily Housing Act Would Help Grandparents Raising Children Access Safe, Affordable, Age-Appropriate Housing Pressley Also Renewed Calls for HUD to Avoid a Funding Gap for Continuum of Care Programs, Which Help Grantees in Boston Provide Life-Saving Housing Assistance Video (You  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Welch, Amo, Warren Lead Bicameral Bill to Update and Expand Social Security Survivor Benefits, Provide Financial Relief to Families * Warren: "Democrats are fighting hard to expand benefits and provide relief so families can stay afloat." Senate Dems' Social Security War Room is coordinated effort to fight back against Trump admin Social Security attacks Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pag  more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * IDC Announces Collaboration with AWS to Power Business Insights in Amazon Quick Research Integration marks IDC's latest advancement in its AI-fueled, human-driven, ecosystem approach to tech intelligence * International Data Corporation (IDC), the trusted tech intelligence leader, today announced a collaboration with Am  more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 (TNSrep) -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * India's Tablet Market Ships 1.33 Million Units in Q3 2025 as Consumer Segment Records Its Strongest Quarter Over a Decade: IDC INDIA, 5 December 2025 - India's tablet market shipped 1.33 million units in Q3 2025, a 19.7% year-over-year (YoY) decline, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Perso  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The Jed Foundation issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * The Jed Foundation Receives $40 Million Gift From MacKenzie Scott The unrestricted gift is the second since 2022 and will advance JED's mission to support emotional well-being and prevent suicide for teens and young adults. * [New York, New York] -- The Jed Foundation (JED), a leading nonprofit that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for teens and young adults nationwide,  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MADMEC winners develop spray-on coating to protect power lines from ice * A spray-on coating to keep power lines standing through an ice storm may not be the obvious fix for winter outages but it's exactly the kind of innovation that happens when MIT students tackle a sustainability challenge. "The big threat to the power line network is winter icing that causes huge amounts of do  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT researchers "speak objects into existence" using AI and robotics * Generative AI and robotics are moving us ever closer to the day when we can ask for an object and have it created within a few minutes. In fact, MIT researchers have developed a speech-to-reality system, an AI-driven workflow that allows them to provide input to a robotic arm and "speak objects into existence," c  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Nanobiotix Seals a Non-dilutive Royalty Financing Agreement for Up to $71 Million * The Paris Life Sciences team advises Nanobiotix (Euronext: NANO NASDAQ: NBTX), on a non-dilutive royalty financing agreement with HealthCare Royalty (HCRx) for up to $71 million, in exchange of a portion of royalties from the sales of the product JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3), a novel, potentially first  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on Latest Public Health Assault by Trump Administration SPRINGFIELD, MA-- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) vaccine advisory panel reversed a decades-long recommendation grounded in science that newborns  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 [Category: Biology] -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, posted the following news: * * * New Brain Imaging Breakthrough Reveals Clues to Parkinson's | WDC TV News * Editor's note: A collaboration between MBL Neurobiology faculty Shigeki Watanabe and Whitman Scientist Kristina Lippmann underlies this study. Watanabe says: "We started looking at resected brain tissues from human patients and showed that 1) we can stu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Nutter Honored as a 2025 Top Place to Work by The Boston Globe The Boston Globe has recognized Nutter as a 2025 Top Places to Work honoree in Massachusetts. This is the seventh time in the past eight years that Nutter has been named to the annual list. "This award reflects our unwavering dedication to fostering a culture of excellence, in which our people can truly thrive," said Bob Blakeley, chief   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Urges Investments in Affordability, Accessibility, Sustainability of Public Transportation, Including Fare-Free Transit * In New Letter to Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Pressley Calls for Investments in Public Transit, Including Fare-Free Transit Programs, ADA Compliance, Safety Improvements, in Upcoming Surface Transportation Bill Letter Text (PDF) WASHINGTON - Today, Cong  more

WESTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- Regis College issued the following news: * * * Regis College Awarded State Grant to Support Students Pursuing Careers in Behavioral Health Regis College has been awarded a $330,100 State of Massachusetts' Behavioral Health Trust Fund grant to support students pursuing careers in the behavioral health field. The funds will support paid internships and stipends for students in high-demand behavioral health settings, allowing them to complement classroom learning  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Robots that spare warehouse workers the heavy lifting * There are some jobs human bodies just weren't meant to do. Unloading trucks and shipping containers is a repetitive, grueling task and a big reason warehouse injury rates are more than twice the national average. The Pickle Robot Company wants its machines to do the heavy lifting. The company's one-armed robots autonomously u  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Statement on Sublime Systems Announcement of Holyoke Project Pause * Washington (December 5, 2025) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Environment and Public Works Committees, today issued a statement on Sublime Systems' announcement that it would pause construction of its low-carbon cement plants in Holyoke, Massachuset  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Senator Warren Statement on September 2025 PCE Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the delayed release of the September 2025 PCE report: "Today's report is already outdated as w  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Castaneda, Paredes, Krupczynski Family Scholarship Endowment Created to Support first-generation CHC Students Commonwealth Honors College (CHC) Dean Mari Castaneda, architecture Professor Joseph Krupczynski '01MS, and their son, Miguel Angel Paredes '17 have established the Castaneda, Paredes, Krupczynski Family Scholarship Endowment to support first-generation students enrolled in CHC, with pre  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Education Students Hold 28th Annual Conference Students in the College of Education's Department of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies (TECS), with support from the Language, Literacy and Culture Doctoral Student Advisory Committee (LLCSAC), recently organized and held the 28th edition of their annual conference, with the theme "Bridging the Gap: Uncovering Community Cultural Wealth throug  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Faculty Mentorship Applications Invited for Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship The UMass Center for Justice, Law and Societies and SBS RISE (Remedying Inequity through Student Engagement) invite applications from tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty from any school or college at UMass Amherst for a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. The purpose of the fellowship, which will be   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Giuliano, Sup Present Keynote at 'The Art of Questioning' Event at Baystate Medical Center More than 100 participants from UMass Amherst and Baystate Health gathered at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield on Nov. 21 for The Art of Questioning, a day-long event that explored how intentional, curiosity-driven inquiry can deepen understanding, spark collaboration, and fuel meaningful improvement  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Collaborates with MBTA and SPS on Two Superstructure Replacements * After identifying fatigue cracking during an inspection, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) engaged VHB to design the replacement of two side-by-side short-span steel supers  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren on Netflix-Warner Bros. Proposed Deal: "Anti-Monopoly Nightmare" * Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to the news that Netflix will buy Warner Bros. after a weeks-long bidding war, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "This deal looks like an anti-monopoly nightmare. A Netflix-Warner Bros. would create one massive media giant with control of   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Warren, Reed Call on Banking Regulators to Take Immediate Action to Address Cracks in Credit Markets U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Jack Reed (D-RI) sent a letter to Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Mic  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on Extending ACA Tax Credits: "We Are Running Against the Clock" * NEW YORK, NY - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined CNN News Central to discuss Republicans' continued refusal to prevent massive premiums hikes. Below are excerpts from the conversation: On the Administration's Venezuela Boat Strikes: "We need to get the truth to the American people because w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on Trump's Affordability Crisis: "He Betrayed What He Said He Would Do." * NEW YORK, NY - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined MS NOW's All In with Chris Hayes to discuss the affordability crisis and Republicans' betrayal of working families. Below are excerpts from the conversation: On the Affordability Crisis: "I think the American people understand what th  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Worcester Polytechnic Institute Builds on Three Decades of Cybersecurity Leadership with New Degree Tackling Global Skills Gap New bachelor's degree in cybersecurity builds on WPI's national reputation and addresses a critical global shortage of skilled digital defenders * Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has launched a new Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity pr  more

DANBURY, Connecticut, Dec. 6 -- Western Connecticut State University issued the following news release: * * * You can't argue with the success of WestConn's first all-female Moot Court team to qualify for the American Moot Court Association's National Championship Tournament Grace Parkosewich and Julia Meadows, seniors at Western Connecticut State University, combined their research and oratory skills to succeed at the Eastern Regional Tournament of the American Moot Court Association (AMCA)   more